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Neighbors Divided Over Plans For New Bar On Lower East Side

The Lower East Side has been booming for years with raucous nightlife, and some neighbors argued Monday night that one more bar is one too many.

CBS New York–2012/10/15

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Demonstrators March On Police Headquarters, Demand Answers In Police Shooting Of Mentally Ill Man

Supporters of a mentally ill man who was shot dead by police in his Harlem apartment marched on police headquarters on Sunday.

2012/10/07

Occupy Wall Street protesters cross the Williamsburg Bridge during a march to Manhattan as the  movement joins with activists groups for May Day demonstrations May 1, 2012. (credit: STAN HONDA/AFP/GettyImages)

Occupy Wall Street Prepares To Celebrate One Year Anniversary With Call To Action

Monday will mark the one-year anniversary of the start of the Occupy Wall Street protests, but Occupiers are getting the celebration started early.

2012/09/15

The Scene of the East Flatbush Shooting (credit: CBS 2)

Protest Held In Brooklyn Over Deadly Police Shooting Of Shantel Davis

A protest over a deadly police shooting in East Flatbush this week began at noon in Brooklyn on Saturday. 23-year-old Shantel Davis died after she was shot in the chest as she tried to drive off in a stolen car that police said she had crashed.

2012/06/16

Mayor Michael Bloomberg speaks on Coney Island - Brooklyn, NY - Feb 28, 2012 (credit: Spencer T Tucker / Mayor's Office)

Bloomberg Defends NYPD Despite Criticism Over Handling Of Occupy Wall Street Protests

Some New York City Council members contend the NYPD used excessive force in its handling of the weekend protests, but Bloomberg refuted the notion, saying the police know how to handle a crowd.

2012/03/19

Elmont rally (credit: CBS 2)

Residents Rally Against Community Policing Plan In Nassau County

On Saturday, outraged PBA members and residents came together to fight a proposal to revamp four precincts, turning them into community policing centers.

2012/02/11

Members of the Yemeni-American community hold a press conference and protest to condemn the visit to the US of embattled outgoing Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh (credit: DON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images)

Protest Gets Heated As Yemen President Exits NYC Hotel

The dozen protesters had been kept across the street from the Ritz-Carlton hotel Sunday afternoon. They had been waving flags and yelling in opposition to President Ali Abdullah Saleh.

2012/02/05

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Judge Rules Against ‘Occupy The Courts’ Protest Outside Federal Court In NYC

The judge made the decision citing security concerns even beyond worries about its potential as a terrorism target.

2012/01/19

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Councilman, Pastors Arrested At Protest Against NYC’s Plan To Ban Worship Services At Schools

Seven demonstrators, including Councilman Fernando Cabrera, were charged with trespass Thursday.

2012/01/05

Black bear (credit: CBS 2)

As Hunters Ready To Curb Bear Population In NJ, Animal Activists Plan Rally

Parts of Sussex, Warren, Morris, Passaic, Bergen, Somerset and Hunterdon Counties will be approved bear hunting grounds. Last year nearly 600 were killed during the hunt.

2011/12/04

CUNY's Board Of Trustees meet at Baruch College. (credit: Al Jones, 1010 WINS)

CUNY Board of Trustees Approves Tuition Hikes Despite Student Protests

The vote means an initial $300 increase and $300 more per year for five more years after that. Tuition will increase from $4,800 in 2011 to $6,330 by 2015.

2011/11/28

Occupy Wall Street Holds Major Day Of Action In New York City (credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

‘Occupy Wall Street’ Protests Across Nation Cost Cities Over $13M

The heaviest financial burden has fallen upon law enforcement agencies tasked with monitoring marches and evicting protesters from outdoor camps. And the steepest costs by far piled up in New York City and Oakland, Calif., where police clashed with protesters on several occasions.

2011/11/23

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15 Arrested During Protest Against Tuition Hike At Baruch College

Students opposed to the tuition hike try to push through police barricades to get into a meeting of CUNY trustees.

2011/11/22

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‘Disgruntled’ Man Hangs Off Tappan Zee Bridge With Large ‘Rockland Executive Legislature Coverup Retaliation’ Sign

A bizarre incident took place Monday on the Tappan Zee Bridge. A man attached himself to a rope ladder and dangled from the side of the bridge with a large sign for hours.

2011/11/07

Protesters in the Wall Street area - New York, NY - Sep 19, 2011 (credit: EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP/Getty Images)

Day Of Rage: Protesters Clog Wall Street Looking To Affect Change

If the traffic trouble from the United Nations General Assembly wasn’t enough for you, add a protest on Wall Street.

2011/09/19

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